Take good care of my baby (1961)       (midi)

                       C                       Am                            F                 G   

    (Spoken : )      My tears are fallin', 'cause you've taken her away,

              C                  Am                            F                                     G

   and though it really hurts me so, there's somethin' that I've got to say.

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1.   Take good care of my,      baby,     

C                     Am                      F     - G

    please don't ever make her blue.

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    Just tell her that you love her,    make sure you're thinkin' of her,

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    in everything you say and do.

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2. Oh.       Take good care of my,      baby,

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    now don't you ever make her cry.

C                      C7                         - F                         Fm

    Just let your love surround her,     paint a rainbow all around her,

C                      Am      G       C     - C7             

    don't let her see a cloudy sky.

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    Once upon a time that little girl was mine,

Dm                 G       Em                      F           G                      

    if I'd been true, I know she'd never be with you, so :

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3.     Take good care of my,       baby,

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    be just as kind as you can be.

C                      C7                  - F                       Fm

    And if you should discover      that you don't really love her,

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    just send my baby back home to me.

     D                   Bm             - G      A                

3.     Take good care of my,       baby,

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    be just as kind as you can be.

D                      D7                  - G                       Gm

    And if you should discover      that you don't really love her,

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    just send my baby back home to me.

D                    Bm            - G      A

    Take good care of my,      baby (2x and fade…)

(orig. = capo 5th)   (Bobby Vee)